Given name & surname
Jabari
“a valiant man”
Jabari is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a valiant man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a valiant man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jabari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,768
- 9,768 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 393 babies
- 2025
- 172
- #1,189 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 172 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,189 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 393 in 2006. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,849 as a first name in 2020; 275 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jabari’s family of names
Jabari has a related form in Jabarie. Jabari has a related form in Jabaree. Jabari has a related form in Jabarea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jabari
- Jabari ParkerAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Jabari Smith Jr.American basketball player (born 2003)
- Jabari WalkerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Jabari BrownAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Jabari BirdAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Jabari SmithAmerican basketball player (born 1977)
- Jabari BlashAmerican baseball playerborn 1989
- Sir'Jabari RiceAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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